Marine safe.



P. X. JOHNSON.

MARINE SAYS.

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MARINE SAP Patented May 14. 1912.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ".NIHCAACA Jeanna, or

Application med February a, 1911. 'semi no. 606,313.

To all 'ia/0m tmay concern. l Be it. known that I', PIERCE X. J oHNsoX, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado', have inventedi certain new and useful Improvements in Marine Safes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and

.` exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in er'ence being'had to the'r accompan vingdrawf reference .marked thereon,.wh ich vform a part of this the art to which 1t appertams to make and use the sa1ne,'re f,

ings," and to the v,character-'s of specification.

my vobject beingto provide iaconstruction which isadapted to leave -the vessel, its .upper extremity being `connected l451:11 suitable packing for the of which is attached to thek roller, while the` vessel automatically and float inv casqdof a wreck, the safe being also connected;y w1th the vessel in such; a manner that it will-act as a buo to locate the wreck or `thejloe'ation of 'theesunken vessel; vand-toA this end thev havlng a/ comf construction consists of a-:safe partment for valuables. 'and' equlpped with' 25 air chambers of s'uflicie'nt volume to give the safe the necessary buoyancy to causeit tol float in water.

The safe is located between standards connecting the upper andl lower decks of the with a hatchway cover, or a cover'closing an opening in the upper deck large enough -for the safe to pass through. vThe sides of the safe are equipped with antifrictional brackets engagmg the standards in such a mannerv that the friction between the safe and the .Landards is reduced to a minimum. The connection between the hatchway cover and the topof the safe is provided-with'a yielding member which is placed 'under suflicient tension when the safe 1s resting on the lower deck, to hold the cover securely in place, thus sealing the o ening inthe .upper de ck, the overlapping e ges ofthe cover engaging geresee 1s Journaled a To the bottom of the sa one extremity roller carrying a coil of wire,

other extremity is attached to the lower deck, the arrangement being such' thatL as t-he safe rises and leaves'the vessel 'as the latter sinks,'thc wire will unwind and thus serve as a guide from 'the' -floating safe, adapted to aid in locatilg the'wreck.

Having briefly outlin its entirety,

.bottomfof the safe. wound wire v17', one

my improved con MARINE SAFE.

Patented May 14, 1912.

struction, I will proceed to describe the same 1n detail., reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which is illustratefil an' embodiment thereof.

In this drawing: Figure 1 is a sectioncut- :ting the upper and lower decks of a vessel and showing' my improved marine safe connccted'in operative relation therewith. Fig. 2 isa vertical section taken through the safe, which is shown on a larger scale, the upper portion of the standards and the connection between the safe andthe upper deck being brokenl away.- Fig. 3 is a horizontal secy Y tion taken on'the line 3-3, Figs. l and 2. My invention relates'to improi-'ements' 1n." marlne safes,

The same reference characters indicate the same parts-in all the Iviews.

Let the numeral 5 designate the safe in ber 6 'for valuables, surrounded by air chambers 7 of sufficient volume to cause the safe to float. This safe is equipped on opposite sides with brackets 8 carrying rollers 9 adapted toengage standards 10on three sides, the brackets being open on one sidel asv shown at 12 to make room for angle -brackets 13 which connect the standards at the top -with the upper deck 14, in order to allow the safe to escape from the standards 'in case of a wreck.v

A spool 15 isjournaled at its opposite extremities in bearings 16 attached to the Upon this -spool is secured to the roller, while the other extremity is connected withthe deck as shown at 1S, in such a manner that as the safe rises the wire vwillv be unwound therefrom with scarcely any pull, whereby this wire attachment offers practically no' resistance to the upward movement of the safe by virtue of its buoyancy when immersed in water.

Th'e'top of the safe is connected by means of flexible devices, as chains 19 and springs 20, with a hatchway cover 21 for closing- .an opening 22 formedin the upper deck.

The spring members 20 are 'placed under -sufiicienti-tension when the safe stands on the lowerdeck 23, that the cover 21 is held vsecurely in place,pfo rming a tight joint 24 around the opening 22, a suitable packing being interposed'between the outer edge of the cover and a vbeveled seat'25. Q

The Standards are`- connectedA with the lower deck at their 'lower extremities by angle brackets'26. I

the same consisting of a chamextremity of which is 'connected .by means/b 'asbestos '28.

.keeper 33. outer extremity ture.

free extremity' of A a suicient distance raised, in order'- to l The chamber v6.i-forfvaluables in the safe l f is of ireproof ever, beingmade as light as isconsistent construction, its walls, how-- with v security. lThe metal "walls, which are designated27, are covered exterio'rly.withV The safe isclosed 'in-front by fa door-'29 f a screw`30'witb. a bar 31 hinged -to the safe as shown'at 32, its opposite extremity engaging ahook-shaped The screw` 30 is providedfatf its with a hand wheel 34, the screw being threaded in ,th-11MB). as shown" atv35, its inner extremity .having `aswiveled connection with the doorv as shown at 36.- This door has an air chamber 37, in order to contribute -.to *the buoyancy of the struc- In ordertdclose'thedoor the" screw 3Q is turned to give the bar 31 .atendency to move outwardly', wherebyit htly against thehook-Ishaped kee r 33"-10 the. safe. In order .to'open the oor, the 'screwA is turned in the opposite direction .until-thethe bar movedinwardly .to-allow`- it to be slightly' disengage itfrom Athe i hook. The hinge connection 32-'is such that.

i the bar may havea limited *from the keeper 33.

" described, if 'the' vessel beingequippedwith aA -wire to make provision .albuoy to locate the Wreck as 'heretofore ex- .,plained. l

Having thus described my nventiomwhat Iclaimis: f

1. .The combination with a vessel, of a .spool journaled .on

4opening above the standards",

'upper' deckt w having a yielding connection with the tep 'whereby as buoyant` safe Islidably located on' to permit of vertical movement, mf but -"plate mountedupon the-vessel, @yielding lconnection between the safe and the plate,e the safe, and a flexible devic'e'one extremity of which is connected .with the spool, while'the other ertremtyfis connected with thev vessel, whereby as the' safe rises in the event of the sinkingof the vessel, the -ilexible cable is' unwoundifrom the spoolsubstantially as-'described '2. The combination with a vesseLfof, the decks ,-an a cover adapt-' standards interposed between ed to close the saidfopening, a buoyant safe located'between the. standard sl'and connect? ed ltherevv'i 'h,'t he standards acting' as guides for the safe, the. top of thesafe being yield ingly connected with the said cover, a spool .mounted on the. safe, and a flexible device woundupon the said spool and having one extremitysecured to the s ool, and the other e extremity secured'to the wer 'deck of the 75.

vessel, 'the lexible device being of sufficient .length to connect .the lsafe w1th the vessel,

after described.'

the latter has sunk, .-substantiallyfas S. Thcombination -vv'ith a vessel, "ofu thereof and suitably securedthereto, a buoy.

ant safe having'brackeis equi ped Awith anti-f frictional devices engaging t e standards, a hatchvvay cover.4 closing an openin above thesa'fe, thefsaid .cover of the safe, a vflexible devicemounted on.` a spool connected with .the bottom of the safe, ,said ilexible device connected with the. sp'ool andl thev other ex-v tremity connected in the" havingondextremity 90 with thelower deck, f'; '.he safe rises in theeventl f the sinking of the vessel 'the flexibledevice'-v is unwound fro locate the wreck, "While the 'safe'. actsas-a buoy.

In testimon :whereof I aiix my signature. in presence o,

m the spool, thus-.serving'to standar s interposed between the two decks 

